Post Standard Charted Marathon 2011

just right after SCMKL'11

its been hard finding time to train.. somehow i was able to dig deep to finally get my training back.. did a 10k last week and have done 6k thus far this week.. hope i can achieve 12k by the end of this week.. lets not be to ambitious and target a minimum of 10k/week..

while doing my 6k run today, i did not notice my pace until i uploaded the data from my polar to my pc.. to my amazement, today's 6k is my PB!! yeay!! 6k in 32mins with 5.34mins/km pace!! actually i did not set any target.. just want to add mileage to my weekly runs.. well, its some good news at least.. something to get me motivated before Ramadhan month..

right now, i am searching for road bike to alternate between my runs.. this feet of mine needs to train other muscle and rest.. so, my options are limited as the nearest town is somewhat 2hrs drive from here.. looking for a reasonable size48 road bike please... anyone?

muhaimin rahim (｀-´)>

Standard Charted KL Marathon Part 2

me at the starting line after finishing my 21k

since finishing my first hm, i have yet to set a challenging goal which would push me to my limits.. hmm.. what will it be? what is within my reach? what would it cost? erm, after much deep thought, i will try to better my previous hm personal best.. the previous timing was 2h56m.. now i will do a 2h45m for this pbim'11..

next would be my intermediate goal.. which is to clock 15k/week at least.. now, where are my running shoe?!!

muhaimin rahim (｀-´)

Standard Charted KL Marathon Part 1

scklm 2011 half marathon finishers medal

did the unthinkable as i finished the scklm without training and without injuries.. wont be doing this historical feat again as the possibilities of injuries is higher.. will write more once i have the time.. in the meantime, train everyone, train..

muhaimin rahim (｀-´)>

a new chapter of my running blog..

received my scklm race pack last week.. run with us!!

its been a while since i updated this blog of mine.. a lot have happen since.. now i guess is the right time for me to re-start this adrenalin that i have long since lost.. let me put it this way, i need to keep on running while i still can.. why walk if you can run right? hehe..

SCKLM (Standard Charted KL Marathon) is this week.. i had no training since ENR in April'11.. gosh, two (2) months and i stood still.. hmm, well that gonna change from this day onwards..

muhaimin rahim (｀-´)>

Energiser Night Race; 16April'11- 21km

Picture credit to saz

Race Objective
this is my second half marathon in my life.. nothing much is expected from the race.. not going to set a personnel best.. to complete the race and not get injured in the process..

Background
drove all the way from Kerteh in the morning.. arrived at bkt jalil around 1pm.. after lunch with my sis and some rest, drove to nilai around 430pm and reached nilai hotel 630pm.. by the time i was at sepang international circuit (SIC) it was 7pm.. parked my car some where near the main grand terrace entrance.. change clothes at the car park.. was at the booths around 730pm.. waited for bum at the booth and had to start without him.. was at the pit lane around 755pm.. trying to figure out were the starting line was.. by the time i know where it was, i was on the wrong side of the fence!! damn!! the 21k runners started running and i was running the opposite direction to get to the starting line.. after much effort pushing and ‘excuse me’ here and there, i got to the line 10mins later.. letih..

First 10k
the course was running on the outer road of SIC.. some runners were give headlamps by energizer.. i did not have mine as the organisers have given them all out and none left for most other runners.. running in the dark has its own set of challenges.. my focus was to make sure my proper footing on every stride.. don’t want to end up injured very early into the race.. some runners wore the headlamps backwards.. glaring and uncomfortable to me.. have to put up with the nuisance as i know its not intentional.. consumed one (1) gel at the water station.. completed my first 10k in 1hr18min.. paced was 7.8min/km..

Next 5k+
the course was a loop inside the SIC track.. conserved my energy by going slow and observe the cource elevation.. the track is really wide.. no incoming cars like some races.. (of course lah..) very2 dark.. only one water station was provided towards the end of the course.. drank a coupe cups of gatorade at the water station.. completed my 15k in 2hr11min.. paced was 8.45min/km..

Last 5k+
the last lap around SIC track was a very slow one.. walked from 16k until 21k.. why? b’coz i want to ensure i have sufficient energy for my drive back Kerteh that night.. luckily there was one chap (same hometown with me and currently resides in kinrara) who was with me throughout the final lap.. chat and chat until we crossed the finish line.. had another 1 (one) gel once i felt muscle pull on my right hamstring during on of the hill climbs.. completed my 21k in 3hr06min.. paced was 8.85min/km..

Final Feeling
something about running at nite intrigues me.. the moon that night was amazing.. full in shape and bright.. the stars were twinkling in the clear black sky.. want to do this again next year.. sepang ohhh sepang..

Note: most people say the organizer was at fault for the short falls during the event.. i wont want to add to that b’coz i loved it.. love the view of the sky that nite.. really amazing..

My Energiser Night Race 21k Result

• Mens Open Position : TBC
• 10km Split : TBC
  
• 15km Split : TBC
• Time : TBC
• Average Pace : TBC

muhaimin rahim (｀-´)>

Energizer Night Race 2011

i reserve my comments for the time being.. enjoy these pics taken by a friend of mine..

Back Training and Preparing for Energizer Night Run

i have not been feeling like myself lately.. the training intensity too was not there.. nonetheless, i still did my weekly runs (with some hiccups).. the following are my mileage until this posting:

Week 1- 8.3k
Week 2- 10.7k
Week 3- 10.2k
Week 4- 11k
Week 5- 20.3k
Week 6- 13.3k
Week 7- 11.1k
Week 8- ZERO
Week 9- ZERO
Week 10- 4.4k
Week 11- 20.5k
TOTAL: 109.8k (last year same period: 160.2k)

This week was a good one as i trained 3times and got back to training after a 2week laps.. got things in motion at least.. hehe.. it was quite inspiring looking others train @ KLCC park.. could only do 6laps for the time being (due to other commitments).. hope i to do a 10laps there someday.. before i forget, i saw someone wearing a pair of white Newton footwear.. looked great.. i am really considering a pair of Newtons once this Supernova Glide2 wears off (still have 220k remaining on them)..

Energizer Night Race is just 3week away.. hopefully i get through it with no injuries despite the lack of training uh.. Let me see, what will i plan for this remaining 3week..

muhaimin rahim (｀-´)>